That's it for tonight. Bijapur Bulls will take on Namma Shivamogga on Friday. The winner of that game will face Belagavi Panthers in the final on Saturday. An exciting weekend on the cards. Do join us for all the fun. Cheers!!

Sreenath Aravind: Good knock from Hoover. It's helping the team well. I told Stallin to play freely and he's doing his job. We thought if we cross 160 that would be a competitive total, but we were short by 10 runs. We were a bit worried when bowling, but we knew that we are always just one wicket away from bouncing back into the game. The bowlers are doing well in the pressure situations and I'm happy.

Vinay Kumar: We let ourselves down with a few bad balls. One team had to lose and it's our side today. We lost wickets at the wrong time and it was very unfortunate. When we were chasing, the ball did stop a bit and we needed a good start. But we lost a couple of wickets in the early stages. Want to thank owners, support staff and the Hubli crowd. Hopefully next year we will try and win it for them.

Anand Doddamani - the first player to take a hat-trick in the history of KPL - Man of the Match: I want to thank my coach. I'm glad that I executed my plans well.

00:01 local: Don't be surprised by the local time. T20 cricket feeds on entertainment factor and that's all right. Only 3 double-digit scores from Hubli Tigers batsmen. None of them got going. After Mayank Agarwal's early blitz, Vinay Kumar took the mantle in the middle overs, but untimely wickets and inappropriate timing of the rain restrained his plans for the slog overs. Needing 34 off 16 after the rain break, the Tigers couldn't get going and handed hat-trick apiece to Avinash and Anand Doddamani.

14.5

Avinash D to Aman Khan, out Caught by Stallin Hoover!! Belagavi Panthers are through to the finals. Second hat-trick in the innings. What a bonzer. Floats a full ball on off and Aman Khan was only going to play it one way. Hit hard...no timing and long-on completes a simple catch. Aman Khan c Stallin Hoover b Avinash D 0(1)

Avinash D to Vinay Kumar, out Caught by Rakshith S!! Pulls a short ball, but couldn't get the desired timing behind it. Off the toe-end and straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket. Vinay Kumar c Rakshith S b Avinash D 41(34) [4s-3 6s-2]

Avinash D to Vinay Kumar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Vinay Kumar is gone!

14.3

Avinash D to Vinay Kumar, wide, on seeing Vinay Kumar his middle and leg stump, Avinash overcorrects and sprays one down leg

14.2

Avinash D to Vinay Kumar, no run, slower ball, Vinay Kumar swung way too early and missed it by some distance. A half-hearted appeal for lbw, but that was drifting down leg

16 needed from 5

14.1

Avinash D to Sakuja, 1 run, drives to long-off and gives the strike back to the skipper

Avinash D [2.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack

13.6

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, FOUR, misfield at long-on. Perhaps the slippery nature of the outfield due to rain. Vinay Kumar mistimed the slog and could have only been a single had the fielder gathered it cleanly

Abhishek Sakuja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

13.6

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, no ball, out Ritesh Bhatkal Run Out!! A front foot no ball. Vinay Kumar miscues one high into the night sky, he wants to have the strike for free hit and sends his partner back. By the time VK said no, Ritesh Bhatkal almost reached the striker's crease. Aravind grabs the skier and dilodges the bails with minimum fuss. Ritesh Bhatkal run out (Aravind) 3(3)

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

22 from 7

13.5

Aravind to Ritesh Bhatkal, 1 run, smashed hard, but it came right off the toe-end, long-on tidies up

Change of bats for Ritesh Bhatkal

13.4

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, bowls it near the blockhole, squeezed down to long-on

24 needed from 9

13.3

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, SIX, a juicy length ball on the pads, Vinay Kumar picks it up and whips it behind square. Much needed strike for the Tigers

13.2

Aravind to Ritesh Bhatkal, 1 run, short and wide, Ritesh Bhatkal makes room and flat-bats to long-on, on the bounce to the fielder

13.1

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, full and drifting down, Vinay Kumar slogs and it cuts off the inside half towards fine leg

Sreenath Aravind [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

32 from 12 balls. Are we going to witness a Vinay Kumar special?

12.6

Anand Doddamani to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, worked into the mid-wicket region

Anand Doddamani to Kranthi Kumar, out Bowled!! Oh yes! He can. First hat-trick in the history of KPL. Anand Doddamani does a Imran Tahir with his celebrations. Hands aloft and running around in joy. Attacks the stumps and bowls a skidder that defeats Kranthi Kumar's bat swing to hit the top of off. Great effort. Kranthi Kumar b Anand Doddamani 0(1)

Anand Doddamani to Kranthi Kumar, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

Kranthi Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.3

Anand Doddamani to Rohith Gowda, out Lbw!! Clears his front leg and attempts a heave-ho, was nowhere near the line and is struck on the back leg. Hitting middle and leg to me. Can he get to a hat-trick? Rohith Gowda lbw b Anand Doddamani 0(1)

Anand Doddamani to Rohith Gowda, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

23:35 local: Some good news from the ground. The rain has stopped. The revised target for the Tigers is 113 in 15 overs as per VJD method which means they need 34 in 16 balls. Required run rate just over 12. Game on.

23:17 local: The drizzle has picked up and the umpires have decided to take the players off the field. Vinay Kumar was very hesitant to leave the field, but the umpires were having none of it. With that wicket, Belagavi Panthers might just be ahead on the VJD method.

12.2

Anand Doddamani to Praveen Dubey, out Lbw!! Skids on a slider and strikes Praveen Dubey just in front of off. No hesitation from the umpire. One too many slogsweeps from Dubey perhaps. Praveen Dubey lbw b Anand Doddamani 9(11) [4s-1]

Anand Doddamani to Praveen Dubey, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

12.1

Anand Doddamani to Praveen Dubey, FOUR, slog-sweep, not a clean bat swing, but the ball takes the top-edge and sails over the keeper

11.6

Shubang Hegde to Praveen Dubey, 1 run, eased down to long-on

11.5

Shubang Hegde to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, driven to the left of cover-point

Shubang Hegde to Praveen Dubey, no run, drilled hard to the left of Shubang Hegde again, this time he dives and manages a clean stop

11.2

Shubang Hegde to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, punched to the left of the bowler, towards long-off

11.1

Shubang Hegde to Praveen Dubey, 1 run, full ball, swept to the left of deep square

83 needed from 54 balls

10.6

Anand Doddamani to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, full floater wide of off, Vinay Kumar goes down on one knee and slogs, top-edge lobs up and rolls down to long-on. They complete a tricky two in the end

10.5

Anand Doddamani to Praveen Dubey, 1 run, driven to the left of cover who makes a diving stop, but can't prevent the single

10.4

Anand Doddamani to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, goes for the slog-sweep and drags it wide of deep backward square

10.3

Anand Doddamani to Vinay Kumar, no run, short and flat outside off, Vinay Kumar goes too hard on the cut and chops it back towards the keeper

10.2

Anand Doddamani to Praveen Dubey, 1 run, too full, biffed to long-on

10.1

Anand Doddamani to Vinay Kumar, leg byes, 1 run, fails to lay bat on the glance, the slider takes the pad en route to short fine

It has started to drizzle

9.6

Shubang Hegde to Praveen Dubey, no run, blocked with bat-pad tucked together

9.5

Shubang Hegde to Praveen Dubey, no run, angles in and then spins away late to leave Praveen Dubey uncertain on the back foot

9.4

Shubang Hegde to Praveen Dubey, no run, poked into the off-side

Praveen Dubey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.3

Shubang Hegde to Abhishek Reddy, out Stumped!! Classic left-arm spinner's dimissal. Luring the batsman down the pitch and spinning it past the outside edge. Clever bowling this from the teenager. Abhishek Reddy danced down the track and was left bamboozled. Abhishek Reddy st Sharath BR b Shubang Hegde 23(25) [6s-1]

Shubang Hegde to Abhishek Reddy, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

9.2

Shubang Hegde to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, cut to backward point

9.1

Shubang Hegde to Vinay Kumar, no run, and now there's a mix-up, but all ends well. Vinay Kumar pushed this straight to short cover and took off...only to see his partner wave back in disagreement. He had to hustle back and pull off a dive. Thankfully, for VK, the throw was wide. No harm done

8.6

Anand Doddamani to Abhishek Reddy, 2 runs, good bit of running this, just pushes the ball in the gap wide of extra cover and makes an early call to avoid a mix-up

Avinash D to Vinay Kumar, no run, back of a length around off, blocked back to the bowler

5.2

Avinash D to Vinay Kumar, no run, full and moves a wee bit away outside off, draws Vinay Kumar forward and takes it past the edge

5.1

Avinash D to Abhishek Reddy, 1 run, clipped to the right of short mid-wicket who misfields to allow a single

4.6

Aravind to Abhishek Reddy, 1 run, sits on the back foot and punches a single to cover

4.5

Aravind to Abhishek Reddy, no run, bowls it wide of off, Abhishek Reddy lets it go

4.4

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, a classy punch off the back foot to deep cover

4.3

Aravind to Vinay Kumar, SIX, short on middle. Vinay Kumar smokes it for a 83-metre six over mid-wicket. He needs no sighters today

Vinay Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.2

Aravind to Siddharth, out Caught by KN Bharath!! Angling away from the right-hander, Siddharth fiddles with no feet and ends up running the edge straight into the hands of wide slip. Siddharth c KN Bharath b Aravind 1(3)

Aravind to Siddharth, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

4.1

Aravind to Abhishek Reddy, 1 run, very full, squeezed to the left of the bowler who could only manage a half-stop

3.6

Avinash D to Abhishek Reddy, 1 run, steered to deep backward point

3.5

Avinash D to Abhishek Reddy, 2 runs, dropped by short mid-wicket. Kishore kamat is the fielder. A rather simple chace. Abhishek Reddy miscued the pull and it looped up off the splice into the leg-side, Kishore leapt to his right, but it burst through his fingers

3.4

Avinash D to Abhishek Reddy, no run, swerves back in off the deck and cuts Abhishek Reddy into half on the attempted drive

3.3

Avinash D to Siddharth, 1 run, worked off the pads to short fine

3.2

Avinash D to Siddharth, no run, good length in the corridor, left alone to the keeper

Shubang Hegde to Abhishek Reddy, SIX, Hoover from long-on leaps to his left and ends up parrying the ball over the fence. Not intentional of course. Tries to flick this lofted shot back into play, but his body-weight never allowed the balance he wanted with momentum taking over at the time of his dive

Binny to Mayank Agarwal, SIX, short and right in the swinging zone, Mayank Agarwal transfers his weight onto the back foot and hooks it over backward square

0.5

Binny to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR, carves a short ball up and over cover after giving himself ample room outside off

0.4

Binny to Mayank Agarwal, no run, skids onto the batsman from a good length, patted down the pitch

0.3

Binny to Abhishek Reddy, 1 run, pulled to mid-wicket

0.2

Binny to Mayank Agarwal, leg byes, 1 run, Mayank Agarwal rocks back to pull a short ball. Done for lack of pace, he misses and gets knocked around the arm

0.1

Binny to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR, short around the hip, Mayank Agarwal swivels and smacks the pull behind square

Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Reddy are at the crease. Mayank Agarwal is on strike. Binny will open the attack

Welcome back! Binny to open the bowling with a slip in place...

22:05 Local Time, 16:35 GMT, 22:05 IST: Last four overs: 20 runs, 5 wickets. The home side, Hubli Tigers have pulled things back brilliantly at the death to keep the target within their reach. After the opening stand of 94, it looked like they were going to be chasing a massive target. But some excellent plans towards the end shackled the Belagavi Panthers as they limped to 152. It's still a pretty decent score for a semifinal. Belagavi have the openers - Stallin Hoover and KN Bharath - to thank for it. Hoover dominated the partnership with a chancy fifty, while Bharath played his foil. The latter then took the initiative once Hoover departed and got a fifty of his own. It leaves us with a very interesting run-chase to come. Stay tuned.

19.6

Kranthi Kumar to Rakshith S, out Caught by Ritesh Bhatkal!! Full and wide again, another miscue, and taken again. Brilliant bowling this. Rakshith skews his slog right off the toe-end for a simple catch at long-off. Rakshith S c Ritesh Bhatkal b Kranthi Kumar 1(2)

Kranthi Kumar to Rakshith S, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Mir Kaunan Abbas, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.5

Kranthi Kumar to Avinash D, out Caught by Vinay Kumar!! Sticks to bowling well wide of off, Avinash barely reaches out and nearly overbalances as he tries to carve it over extra-cover. A thick outside edge is found, and the ball loops down straight to wide third man. Avinash D c Vinay Kumar b Kranthi Kumar 3(5)

Kranthi Kumar to Rakshith S, 1 run, walks across and drills the full ball to long-off

Rakshith S, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.2

Kranthi Kumar to Kishore Kamat, out Kishore Kamat Run Out!! 1 run completed. Run out! Excellent from the substitute fielder, Swapnil. It shouldn't have been more than one anyway, and Swapnil ensures that Kishore pays with his wicket for trying to nab an extra run. The throw is right beside the stumps, and even with a dive, Kishore is miles short. Kishore Kamat run out ((sub)Swapnil Yelave/Rohith Gowda) 4(5)

Kranthi Kumar to Kishore Kamat, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

19.1

Kranthi Kumar to Avinash D, 1 run, fullish outside off, Avinash struggles to reach out and mistimes it down to long-on

Vinay Kumar to Kishore Kamat, out KN Bharath Run Out!! Swings and misses, Bharath comes charging out from the non-striker's end but doesn't get any response from Kishore whatsoever. He turns back and dives, but he has dived almost mid-pitch, yards short of the crease. Vinay collects the ball, looks at the helpless Bharath and then whacks the stump in anger. Did well not to damage his own finger. KN Bharath run out (Rohith Gowda/Vinay Kumar) 62(54) [4s-3 6s-2]

Sakuja to Binny, out Lbw!! Binny departs, without doing any real damage. He doesn't play to his strengths, and that's where he errs. Instead of going down the ground, he bends down low for the reverse-sweep and is pinned right in front of middle. Good stuff from Sakuja to keep it full and straight, and this was pushed through quicker too. Binny lbw b Sakuja 13(12) [4s-1]

Sakuja to Binny, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

17.3

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, slid on in with the arm, swung away to deep mid-wicket

17.2

Sakuja to Binny, 1 run, makes room and cuts hard to point. It went straight to the fielder but Bharath still makes it in comfortably

17.1

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, goes hard on the reverse-sweep, the ball pops off his gloves over the keeper

Abhishek Sakuja [3.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

16.6

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, hit hard down to long-on. Well bowled by Vinay - kept it nice and full

16.5

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, FOUR, short of length into the body, pulled away into the long leg boundary

16.4

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, nips in and hits Bharath on the thigh pad as he misses the slog

16.3

Vinay Kumar to Binny, 1 run, back of a length, tucked to the left of deep mid-wicket

16.2

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, full at the stumps, skewed off the toe-end wide of long-on

16.1

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, cuts it straight to point

Vinay Kumar [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

15.6

Harish Kumar to Binny, FOUR, swivels across and pulls it wide of fine leg for four

15.5

Harish Kumar to Binny, no run, nip-backer that cuts Binny in half

15.4

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, driven down to long-on

15.3

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, sliced to point

15.2

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, SIX, shimmies out and lofts the full ball straight back over the bowler's head for six

15.1

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, 2 runs, jams out the yorker between long-on and mid-wicket

Harish Kumar [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Time-out

14.6

Ritesh Bhatkal to KN Bharath, 1 run, works it through mid-wicket

14.5

Ritesh Bhatkal to Binny, 1 run, fires it in and prevents Binny from getting to the pitch, single down to long-on

Ritesh Bhatkal to KN Bharath, 1 run, flicks the full toss through mid-wicket

14.1

Ritesh Bhatkal to KN Bharath, FOUR, floated up on middle and leg from round the wicket, Bharath sweeps hard and sweeps for four

Ritesh Bhatkal, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

13.6

Kranthi Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, squeezes out the yorker into the vacant mid-wicket region

13.5

Kranthi Kumar to Binny, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, steered to third man

13.4

Kranthi Kumar to Binny, no run, pushed to cover

13.3

Kranthi Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, chips it in front of extra-cover; the fielder shies at the non-striker's end without any back-up and concedes the single which the non-striker was looking for

13.2

Kranthi Kumar to KN Bharath, FOUR, shuffles across a touch and glances it past short fine leg for four

13.1

Kranthi Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, shapes away late and foils Bharath's motives of lofting him down the ground

Kranthi Kumar [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

12.6

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, turns it through mid-wicket for another single

12.5

Sakuja to Binny, 1 run, milks a single to long-on

12.4

Sakuja to Binny, 2 runs, cuts to the left of sweeper cover and rushes back for two. 100 on the board

12.3

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, works it down to long-on

12.2

Sakuja to Binny, 1 run, eases it to long-off off the front foot

12.1

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, driven down to long-off

Abhishek Sakuja [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

11.6

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, clipped away to deep mid-wicket

11.5

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, blocked

Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.4

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, out Caught by Siddharth!! Breakthrough at last for the Hubli Tigers, and it's the one they wanted. Captain Vinay Kumar delivers. Good length ball, right in the slot to be slogged, but Hoover slices it off a thick outside edge and it loops to backward point. Stallin Hoover c Siddharth b Vinay Kumar 67(42) [4s-11 6s-1]

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

11.3

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, dabbed down to third man

11.2

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, slogs again, but gets a thick inside edge through mid-wicket this time

11.1

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, full at the stumps, swung away to the deep square leg boundary. Got it right in the gap

Vinay Kumar [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

10.6

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, leg byes, 1 run, misses with the sweep but still gets a single off the pad

10.5

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, backs away and steps back in; does enough with his footwork to put the bowler off and then slaps the short ball through point for four

10.4

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, that's just a hit-me ball. Full toss outside off, Hoover smashes it to the extra-cover boundary

10.3

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, SIX, clears long-on to bring up his half-century. He met that full leg-break with a clean strike down the ground. Raises his bat and points his badge to the dugout

10.2

Praveen Dubey to KN Bharath, 1 run, driven to long-on

10.1

Praveen Dubey to KN Bharath, 2 runs, backs away and slaps the leg-spinner to the left of long-off. Mayank slides along the knees to stop the ball. He's hobbling around after that effort. Physio comes out to check on him. He is now being taken off the field

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, no run, pushed through down leg, sneaks under Hoover's slog-sweep and hits the pad

8.5

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, 2 runs, skewed wide of long-on, hurries back for two

8.4

Praveen Dubey to KN Bharath, 1 run, lofts it towards long-off

8.3

Praveen Dubey to KN Bharath, no run, defended back

8.2

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, Dubey has fluffed a straightforward run-out chance, and Hoover gets away again. Incredible. Slog-swept wide of deep backward square, Hoover is back for the second but his partner's back is turned against him. The throw is at the wrong end - at the keeper - but the ball is returned to the bowler in no time. Hoover should have been out, but Dubey fails to collect

8.1

Praveen Dubey to Stallin Hoover, no run, punches to short cover

Praveen Dubey, comes into the attack

7.6

Kranthi Kumar to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, just over extra-cover. Another miscue from Hoover as he slices it off the outside half of the bat. Keeps the fielder interested while he pedals back, but it loops over him eventually

7.5

Kranthi Kumar to Stallin Hoover, no run, pitched right up, Hoover jams it to mid-off. Went too hard on that

7.4

Kranthi Kumar to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, how many runs has he plundered in that third man region already. Backs away a touch and lashes the short and wide delivery to the right of the fielder

7.3

Kranthi Kumar to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, makes room, allowing Kranthi full access to the stumps. He lured the bowler in and then whacked him over extra-cover

7.2

Kranthi Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, clipped off the back foot through mid-wicket

7.1

Kranthi Kumar to KN Bharath, 2 runs, excellent awareness for the second run. It was defended softly in front of long-on, and they push hard to eventually make it back in comfortably

Kranthi Kumar [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack

Time-out

6.6

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, punches the full ball down to long-off

6.5

Sakuja to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, flighted at the stumps, Hoover pumps it down towards long-on. Only a single

6.4

Sakuja to Stallin Hoover, no run, flat ball just outside off, cuts to the right of point who is quickly onto the ball

Sakuja to KN Bharath, 1 run, pushed to the left of Sakuja who dives across but fails to stop

5.6

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, gets this right off the screws for a change, and beats third man. Bit of width from Harish, Hoover waits on it and laces the cut past backward point. Big over for the Belagavi Panthers - 15 off it to close the powerplay

5.5

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, no run, steps out and miscues another slog. It comes off a thick under-edge, and rolls past leg-stump towards the keeper

5.4

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, thrice now, as far as I can recollect, that Hoover has aimed a slog for mid-wicket and got a thick edge towards third man. And this one's fine enough to run away to the boundary too

5.3

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, dabbed down to third man

5.2

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, SIX, heaves it all the way over the mid-wicket boundary to break his shackles. He desperately needed that to help his confidence

5.1

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, back of a length outside off, patted to backward point

Harish Kumar [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

4.6

Kranthi Kumar to Stallin Hoover, no run, crunched off the back foot, but an excellent diving save at cover-point

Kranthi Kumar to Stallin Hoover, no run, cut hard to the left of point where there's a misfield, which lures the non-striker to charge for a single. But the ball deflects pretty close to the adjacent fielder who quickly returns it to Kranthi. But Bharath makes it back with a dive

Kranthi Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

3.6

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, waits on the ball and cuts it down to third man

3.5

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, knocks it towards mid-on for a quick single

3.4

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, good length ball outside off, patted to point

3.3

Vinay Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked from the crease

3.2

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, deflects off a thick under-edge to the right of short fine leg, the fielder dives across to stop

3.1

Vinay Kumar to Stallin Hoover, no run, misjudges the line badly - wants to dab this down to third man from around middle. The ball rears up from a back of length and jabs him around the stomach

Vinay Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

2.6

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, 1 run, slogs again, but it's another edge towards third man, this time only a single. The late outswing foiling Hoover's intentions of going over mid-wicket once more

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, a big swipe across the line from Hoover, but the ball swings away late and flies off the outside edge to the left of third man. The fielder can't stop it

2.3

Harish Kumar to Stallin Hoover, no run, steered to point

2.2

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, 1 run, steps out and knocks the ball wide of mid-on

2.1

Harish Kumar to KN Bharath, no run, full ball, swings away wide of off - just about shaving the wide marker. Gets away with it

Harish Kumar, comes into the attack

1.6

Aman Khan to Stallin Hoover, no run, knocks it to the right of the bowler who quickly runs across and collects

1.5

Aman Khan to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, flighted into the slot, drilled back over the bowler's head

20:24 Local Time, 14:54 GMT, 20:24 IST: The drizzle has returned, and covers are coming on again. Or at least they were. The groundstaff have stopped midway, and are now being sent back. It's going to be a minimal delay. Seems like the drizzle has stopped. Almost ready to resume now.

1.4

Aman Khan to Stallin Hoover, FOUR, shortish outside off, Hoover throws his bat on the cut and sends a thick edge to the third man boundary

1.3

Aman Khan to Stallin Hoover, 2 runs, flighted outside off, Bharath skews a drive off the toe-end wide of long-off. Good work by the fielder to flick it in

1.2

Aman Khan to KN Bharath, 1 run, drifting in from round the wicket, works it wide of mid-on

1.1

Aman Khan to KN Bharath, no run, sliding on, blocked off the back foot

Aman Khan, comes into the attack

Spin from both ends to begin

0.6

Sakuja to Stallin Hoover, no run, bunts it into the short cover region

Aravind: Maybe 140-160 would be a good score and we have a good batting line-up to do that. We have made 2 changes.

Vinay Kumar: We wanna bowl first. The wicket is a bit sticky and we want to use the early advantage. One change for us.

Hubli Tigers have won the toss and have opted to field

Chop that! The covers are coming off.

19:19 local: There's a slight drizzle at the moment. A few covers are being placed on the edges of the boundary rope.

19:02 local: The rain has abated. Super soppers at work

18:48 local: Whoops! We are hearing that there's rain at the moment. Toss delayed. More solid news as and when we have it...

Hello and welcome to the first semifinal of KPL 2017. It's the Hubli Tigers taking on the Belagavi Panthers, in Hubli. So there's no two ways about which team the crowd will be backing tonight. They finished second place in the league table, and with the home support, Hubli will be confident of seeing off the Panthers who lost their last league match against Bijapur Bulls. But Belagavi do have some players who can make a big impact on important occasions. There'll be the added element of nerves too - a spot for the big final is up for grabs. Stay tuned for the toss.